Form.AutoScale Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Windows.Forms

Assembly:

System.Windows.Forms.dll

Source:

Form.cs

Caution

This property has been deprecated. Use the AutoScaleMode property instead. https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=14202

Gets or sets a value indicating whether the form adjusts its size to fit the height of the font used on the form and scales its controls.

public:
 property bool AutoScale { bool get(); void set(bool value); };

[System.ComponentModel.Browsable(false)]
[System.Obsolete("This property has been deprecated. Use the AutoScaleMode property instead.  https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=14202")]
public bool AutoScale { get; set; }

[<System.ComponentModel.Browsable(false)>]
[<System.Obsolete("This property has been deprecated. Use the AutoScaleMode property instead.  https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=14202")>]
member this.AutoScale : bool with get, set

Public Property AutoScale As Boolean

Property Value

Boolean

true if the form will automatically scale itself and its controls based on the current font assigned to the form; otherwise, false. The default is true.

Attributes

BrowsableAttribute ObsoleteAttribute

Remarks

Important

The AutoScale is obsolete and has been retained for backward compatibility. The non-obsolete alternative is ContainerControl.AutoScaleMode. For more information about automatic scaling, see Automatic Scaling in Windows Forms.

You can use this property to allow your form and its controls to automatically adjust based on changes in the font. This can be useful in applications where the font might increase or decrease based on the language specified for use by Windows.

To obtain the size the form will auto scale to, use the AutoScaleBaseSize property. If you want to determine the size the form will auto scale to based on a specific font, use the GetAutoScaleSize method.